'The Big Lebowski' (1998)

Authenticity: "Mind if I smoke a J?" asks the Dude, easily the most iconic pot smoker in film history. Jeff Bridges says he used "sense memory" while toking on one of the movie's many stunt joints. We dig yer style, Dude. Stoned-track: The Dude keeps Creedence in the tape deck but prefers to listen to the sounds of humpback whales when he's under the influence. Place in pot culture: As Joel Coen told The Times recently: "We get it all the time … 'Lebowski' is our bible, man.' Every time some young stoner comes up to us, we safely assume he's not going to tell us how much he loves 'Blood Simple.' " Photo: Jeff Bridges, left, and John Goodman in "The Big Lebowski." Credit: Merrick Morton / Gramercy Pictures

Authenticity: "Mind if I smoke a J?" asks the Dude, easily the most iconic pot smoker in film history. Jeff Bridges says he used "sense memory" while toking on one of the movie's many stunt joints. We dig yer style, Dude. Stoned-track: The Dude keeps Creedence in the tape deck but prefers to listen to the sounds of humpback whales when he's under the influence. Place in pot culture: As Joel Coen told The Times recently: "We get it all the time … 'Lebowski' is our bible, man.' Every time some young stoner comes up to us, we safely assume he's not going to tell us how much he loves 'Blood Simple.' " Photo: Jeff Bridges, left, and John Goodman in "The Big Lebowski." Credit: Merrick Morton / Gramercy Pictures

Authenticity: "Mind if I smoke a J?" asks the Dude, easily the most iconic pot smoker in film history. Jeff Bridges says he used "sense memory" while toking on one of the movie's many stunt joints. We dig yer style, Dude. Stoned-track: The Dude keeps Creedence in the tape deck but prefers to listen to the sounds of humpback whales when he's under the influence. Place in pot culture: As Joel Coen told The Times recently: "We get it all the time … 'Lebowski' is our bible, man.' Every time some young stoner comes up to us, we safely assume he's not going to tell us how much he loves 'Blood Simple.' " Photo: Jeff Bridges, left, and John Goodman in "The Big Lebowski." Credit: Merrick Morton / Gramercy Pictures